LIVING IN WEST LINN
POPULATION: 27,373
West Linn is a suburb of Portland with a population of 26,656. West Linn is in Clackamas County and is one of the best places to live in Oregon. Living in West Linn offers residents a sparse suburban feel and most residents own their homes. In West Linn there are a lot of restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. Residents of West Linn tend to lean conservative. The public schools in West Linn are highly rated.
West Linn boasts a high standard of living and an educated population. With amenities like the revitalized Historic Willamette downtown area, the Music in the Park concert series, the annual Street Dance, and waterfront activities, West Linn is the perfect location for your business and your home.
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West Linn is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.48% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, West Linn is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Linn who work in management occupations (18.67%), sales jobs (12.46%), and healthcare (9.87%).
Also of interest is that West Linn has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.28% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
West Linn is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, West Linn’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in West Linn. 62.19% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.
The per capita income in West Linn in 2018 was $55,056, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $220,224 for a family of four.
West Linn is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West Linn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Linn residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in West Linn include German, English, Irish, European, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in West Linn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.